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		<title>How Bicycles Are Changing the Future of Villages in India</title>
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<p>In the quiet corners of rural India, there are places where the name of Jesus has never been spoken, and roads are little more than dusty paths between scattered villages. But recently, another miracle arrived—not with fanfare, but on two wheels. Thanks to the generosity of faithful supporters, 200 bicycles were distributed to</p>
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<p data-start="2002" data-end="2273">Thanks to the generosity of faithful supporters, <strong data-start="2051" data-end="2103">200 bicycles were distributed to church planters</strong> working in some of India’s most remote areas. These humble servants had been praying for months—some for years—for a way to travel to unreached villages with the Gospel. We celebrate each time more church planters receive this vital equipment.</p>
<p data-start="2275" data-end="2312">One church planter put it this way:</p>
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<p data-start="2315" data-end="2501">“I had prayed for thirty-five villages, but I couldn’t even reach two. Now I’m traveling to six or seven villages a week, and the Lord is transforming lives!&#8221;</p>
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<p data-start="2503" data-end="2720">With each bicycle, new paths open—<strong data-start="2537" data-end="2567">literally and spiritually.</strong> Each one enables a church planter to reach five to six villages weekly. That means <strong data-start="2643" data-end="2720">1,000 new villages are now being reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.</strong></p>
<p data-start="2722" data-end="2942">We rejoice not just in numbers but in <em data-start="2760" data-end="2769">stories</em>—in the smiling faces of those who received their bikes, full of hope, boldness, and gratitude.</p>
<p data-start="3204" data-end="3409">The need is still great. Hundreds of church planters continue to pray for a way to reach the next village. But this recent gift of 200 bicycles is a powerful reminder: <strong data-start="3372" data-end="3409">God hears. He provides. He sends.</strong></p>
<p data-start="3607" data-end="3674">Let’s keep pedaling forward—in prayer, in faith, and in generosity.</p>
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